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What About Brian: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 16, 2006
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 137 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Barry Watson, Sarah Lancaster, Rick Gomez
  • Summary: This mix of comedy and drama follows the lives of a group of seven friends, including its only unmarried member, Brian (7th Heaven's Barry Watson), who works at a videogame company in Los Angeles. J.J. Abrams (Lost) is among the executive producers.
  • Genre(s): Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 11 out of 21
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    75
    There's peril in traveling the well-worn path of unrequited love and adulterous wives. But what makes this beginning of "Brian" work is that the characters are nicely drawn archetypes, not stereotypes.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    60
    "Brian" is easy, harmless viewing, sliding down the gullet as smoothly and reassuring as a glass of California merlot.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    38
    It's not only unimpressive. Parts of it are uncomfortable.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 91 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 98
  3. Negative: 7 out of 98
  1. SonjaN
    10
    Perfect show.... That's the only thing that can get me out of bed in the mornings.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. DavidW.
    10
    Great characters; great feel. It's about friendshp ... and even if it gets a bit too contrivefd in going for the feel-good ... who cares! What about caring? What about considering?. What about loyalty?… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MikeW
    2
    This is one of the most boring cliched pilots I've seen. No characters are sympathetic nor likable. None of the actors fit into their roles nor were they very convincing. BORING!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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